The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-01-29
Current Events Epitomfzed.

Current Events Epitom1zed.
A sx-days walking match is in progress
;at Easton.
-Easton is to have a new Lehgh and
iSusquehah ma depot.
-Lehigh county is having the usual
number of public sales.
There are two hundred and seventy-9ve
inmates in the Lehigh county poor house.
Many new improvements on the world
famous Switchback Railroad, are Under
consideration.
For smooth shave and fine hair Gu:
go to Esranss shaving saaeos, opposite the
ADVOCATE Office. Il
A number of ice houses in this place
have been filled with ice measuring eighteen
snches in thickness.
Go to Frs. Rederer, under the Ex-
change Hotel, Fof smooth sa&ve and 3
Fashionable hair cut. 4
Michael Wayri, Nanticoke Hungarian
sosl his wife and six children, Saturday, to
man named Mauer for $90.oe.
"A number of Jeanasviiie families we're
made severely Al recently by eating cheese,
supposed to have been poisoned.
-Jaraes Mntcl4er, brother Of eS-CSE-
gresham Mutchler, while conversing with
fricads at Easton, Saturday, F1f dead.
Packer colflefies, near Shenandoah,
which have been idle for some time owing
TO the strike at Parth Ameoy, resumed
work again Monday.
-Lansford people arc complaining, and
very justly too on. account of the r.. e. e
N. Co., furnishing the people of that section
with esate instead of coal.
Daniel Kostenbader, we'll known here
as former old resident, row located at
Scranton with his son Henry, is, we are
sorry to say, seriously III with dropsy.
William Swank, Summit Hiifs popular
undertaken and ferniture dealer, has just
received from the Lehigh Wagon Works,
of this place, very handsome hearse.
Orlando Kemerer, the popular Franklin
township milkhiSa, is having dandy milk
wagon built at the popular carriage works
of TrexIer s; Kreiiler, on Bank street,
The Lehish Valley Railroad Company
did last year the largest coal tonnage OF any
year, in its history. exceeding by 10000
tons that 1888, previously the largest year.
-Iye Linki, was found dead in the lock-
up at Nanticoke, Monday. He committed
suicide in the presence OF Number of
drunken tramps who were locked up with
him.
The young r,en Of Summit Hill, or that
portion of them, who object to the terrors
of married life, have formed themselves
into an organization to be known as Bache-
ier Lodge No. l.
e. f. Luckenbach, 61 Broadway.
Mauch Chunk, is selling OH ital Papers
at largely reduced prices to make room for
new Spring stock. There are bargains for
those who get them. 9=4w.
-Messrs James McGintv and James G..
Eadie, of this county, have | eea dawn 10
serve as grand jurors for the February term
of the United States District Court, To be
held in Philadelphia.
For the week ending Jan. %, there
were 07,l27 tons of coal shipped over the
Iehigh Valley railroad, making total to
date of 957 ,2S0 tons. and showing an de'
crease Of s,779 tons compared with same
date last year.
The attention of the people Of Summit
Hill. Lansford and vicinity Is directed to
the fact that George +, Huntzinger, of The
popular Swtchback Restaurant, is author.
lied by us to receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
1t Is reported that the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company will provide shorter
route from TIazleton and the surrounding
territory to the north and west by construct
ing a connecting link from its Jeddo brancl
to the Jersey Central line from Whit,
Haven. .,
1t is not GENERALLY known that it is
under our laws, a misdemeanor 10 cut
destroy, tear down or deface any poster
hand bill, legal notice or advertisement
set up in any public place in this State
and punishable upon conviction by fin
of FIVE hundred dollars or imprisonment il
the county Jail not exceeding six months.
-Ephriam RelIrig, aged fifty-one years
resident of Packerton, died Of drops
Monday after much suffering. Diseased wa
Inferred in the Lehghton cemetery. Thurs
day, a large concolirse OF sOrrowing relative
and friends following the remains to thei
last resting place. A wife and humble
of grown up children survive him 10 monfl
The loss of II loving husband and an affec
tionate father.
The Parrish Coal Company's Goa
breaker at Plymouth, was totally destroye
by fire Tuesday night. It was a giganti
structure two hundred feet long and ninet
feet vide and one hundred feet aboy
ground. The breaker had capacity @
twelve hundred tons per day, and CAV
employment to about eight hundred me
and boys. The breaker was built in 1884
Loss, Sl2O, 600; fully Insured,
PROMISES kept inspire confidence; an
DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup has never promise
relief in the diseases of childhood withou
at once effecting it. 25c.
In winter, when no green food can b
procured, Days Horse Powder is absofutei
Necessary TO keep your stock in good cor
dition. Price 2j cents.
Little bilious attacks always aggravat
dyspepsia. DIR. Bulls Baltimore Pill
taken according to directions cure boil
Price TWENTY-FIVE cents.